COURAGE
The 2026 EMERGENCY Festival
4–5–6 September
Every year, the EMERGENCY Festival brings together journalists, philosophers, writers, representatives of EMERGENCY and leading contemporary voices.
Join us in Reggio Emilia for three days of exploring peace, rights and culture, with more than 50 events and thousands of supporters.
This year, we’ll discuss courage. What it means to invest in people, rather than weapons. To provide care, to cross a border, to object to war, to take a stand.
Together, we’ll foster an environment for collective reflection on peace and the practice of human rights, and to offer keys for interpreting – and acting – to build a better world.
This page is constantly being updated, check back soon!
Would you like to volunteer at the EMERGENCY Festival?
Fill in the form at this link: Reggio Emilia 2026 Volunteer Recruitment
For information or any questions regarding volunteering, please email volontari.festival@emergency.it
Partner with the EMERGENCY Festival!
Becoming a friend and partner is an opportunity to support EMERGENCY and associate your company and brand with a major event, where distinguished guests lead the conversation on some of the most important the issues of our time: access to care, conflict, migration.
These are the very same themes and values found across all of EMERGENCY’s humanitarian work, and with which the supporting company also chooses to align itself.
To find out more, please contact: aziende@emergency.it
An Accessible Festival
The EMERGENCY Festival is designed to be accessible to everyone: the venues where it takes place are free of architectural barriers. For more information, visit the Emilia Romagna Tourism site.
Check out the programme to learn which Festival events will be held in English or have simultaneous translation.
Do you speak Italian? More details and full programme schedule are available at: https://www.emergency.it/festival/